Richard West is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to The Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. He has written many books, including a much-admired biography of Daniel Defoe, and is married to the writer Mary Kenny.

'What Richard West does, in this lively and entertaining volume . . . is to tell a series of stories about Chaucer, his age, and his works . . . West provides examples of the text in both its original and modernised form, tempting his readers to enjoy the experience of meeting Chaucer face to face.

Richard West is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to The Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. He has written many books, including a much-admired biography of Daniel Defoe, and is married to the writer Mary Kenny.

'What Richard West does, in this lively and entertaining volume . . . is to tell a series of stories about Chaucer, his age, and his works . . . West provides examples of the text in both its original and modernised form, tempting his readers to enjoy the experience of meeting Chaucer face to face.

Richard West is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to The Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. He has written many books, including a much-admired biography of Daniel Defoe, and is married to the writer Mary Kenny.

'What Richard West does, in this lively and entertaining volume . . . is to tell a series of stories about Chaucer, his age, and his works . . . West provides examples of the text in both its original and modernised form, tempting his readers to enjoy the experience of meeting Chaucer face to face.